Rison Family History
Rison Name Meaning
French: nickname for a jovial man, from a derivative of ris
‘laugh’ (Latin risus). Doubtful.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Rison Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Rison families
 14 - 25  5 - 13 |
 1 - 4  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Rison families
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13 - 24 5 - 12 |
1 - 4 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Rison Family Origin
Rison Immigration Information
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Rison Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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